Smartphone use is on the rise, with 101.3 million reported users as of March, 2012.[1] The number of people finding apartments or houses with the aid of their smartphones (and mapping technology) is on the rise as well. [2,3]

But which operating systems reign supreme in house-hunting and mapping in Seattle, Washington?

Seattle, Washington

Apartment and House Finding Usage:Apartments:
64.78% use Android operating systems to find rental properties.
31.58% use iOS to locate apartments.
3.65% use other operating systems.Houses:
49.79% use Android operating systems to find houses for sale.
48.99% use iOS to find homes.
1.22% use other operating systems.Mapping:Apartments:
54.29% use maps on Android devices.
42.82% view maps on the iPhone.
2.89% use maps on other operating systems.Houses:
50.91% use maps on Android devices.
48.72% view maps on the iPhone.
0.36% use maps on other operating systems.

Smartphone Usage [4]

Apartments: ForRent.com:

ComScore indicates that 28% of September 2012 traffic came from smartphones.

This is an increase of 166% since March.

Both iPhones and Android devices saw record increases between March and September, averaging 191%.

iPhones:

ForRent.com received 13% of its traffic from iPhones in September, 2012.

Android Devices:

15% of traffic in the same period came via an Android device.

Houses:Homes.com:

According to comScore, 27% of Homes.com September, 2012 traffic came from smartphones.

This is an increase of 80% since March.

Both iPhones and Android devices saw record increases between March and September, averaging 93%.

iPhones:

Homes.com received 14% of its traffic from iPhones in September, 2012.

Android Devices:

13% of traffic in the same period came via an Android device.

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